Bøker av Mario Puzo

______________________________________With an exclusive introduction by director Francis Ford CoppolaTyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a reasonable man.

The Sicilian, penned by the renowned author Mario Puzo, is a captivating masterpiece that transports readers into a world of intrigue and power. Published in 2013 by Cornerstone, this book is a testament to Puzo's storytelling prowess and his ability to weave complex narratives that keep readers on the edge of their seats. The Sicilian is a remarkable addition to the genre of crime fiction, offering a unique perspective on the intricate dynamics of power, loyalty, and survival. Puzo, known for his gripping narratives and unforgettable characters, does not disappoint with this book. The Sicilian is a must-read for anyone who appreciates a well-crafted story that combines suspense, drama, and the raw intensity of human emotions. Published by Cornerstone, this book is a testament to their commitment to bringing high-quality literature to readers around the world.

In a corrupt world where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, one man has power over them all The Last Don is Mario Puzo at his finest - a masterful saga of the last great American crime family, the Clericuzios, and their powerful reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas.

Tells a story of big-time gamblers in a feverish world where law and organised crime are one and the same.

Headed by Rodrigo Borgia, better known as Pope Alexander VI, this tight-knit family is fighting to keep its iron grip on Italy - but theirs is a lethal game, and the cost of failure is surely death. Scheming and plotting for their own ends are his children: Giovanni, the much-favoured golden boy;

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.The Godfather, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past perfect continuous, mixed conditionals, more complex passive forms and modals for deduction in the past.Michael Corleone is determined not to join his family's criminal businesses. He wants to live a normal life and marry his American girlfriend, Kay. But when members of his family are attacked, Michael realises that he has to take revenge.

Høyt spill, oftest med selve livet som innsats - slik lever John Merlyn og menneskene i hans omgivelser. Skueplassene er de glitrende, pulserende miljøene omkring Las Vegas casinoer, Hollywoods filmfabrikker, storindustriens beinharde konkurranseverden. Merlyn karrer seg stadig opp på riktig bredd i det febrile spillet om makt, penger, suksess og kjærlighet. Men narrene dør...

Francis Xavier Kennedy er president i USA. Nesten samtidig inntreffer to ulykker som begge er et fryktelig slag for ham: Hans egen datter Theresa tas som gissel i Europa, og paven i Roma myrdes. Har disse episodene noe med hverandre å gjøre? Francis Kennedy's to onkler ble begge myrdet, og nå er spørsmålet: Vil presidentens menn - de som sitter høyt i maktpyramiden i Det Hvite Hus - ønske en fjerde Kennedy velkommen på maktens tinde..?

Året er 1950. Michael Corleone kan snart dra fra sitt eksil på Sicilia. Han får beskjed fra Gudfaren at han skal ta med seg en ung forbryter når han returnerer til Amerika, hans navn er Salvatore Guiliano. På Sicilia blir Guiliano sett på som en moderne Robin Hood, han har slåss mot korrupsjon og han har trosset Costa Nostra. Guiliano blir en farlig mann for Corleone. Dette er en uavhengig fortsettelse av Gudfaren.

A MASTERFUL SAGA OF THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN MAFIA FAMILY AND ITS POWERFUL REACH INTO HOLLYWOOD AND LAS VEGAS, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE GODFATHER THE LAST DON IS DOMENICO CLERICUZIO, A WISE AND RUTHLESS OLD MAN WHO IS DETERMINED TO SEE HIS HEIRS ESTABLISHED IN LEGITIMATE SOCIETY BUT WHOSE VISION IS THREATENED WHEN SECRETS FROM THE FAMILY S PAST SPARK A VICIOUS WAR BETWEEN TWO BLOOD COUSINS. THE LAST DON IS A MESMERIZING TALE THAT TAKES US INSIDE THE EQUALLY CORRUPT WORLDS OF THE MOB, THE MOVIE INDUSTRY, AND THE CASINOS WHERE BEAUTIFUL ACTRESSES AND RUTHLESS HITMEN ARE RULED BY LUST AND VIOLENCE, WHERE SLEAZY PRODUCERS AND GREEDY STUDIO HEADS ARE DRUNK ON POWER, WHERE CROOKED COPS AND DESPERATE GAMBLERS PLAY DANGEROUS GAMES OF BETRAYAL, AND WHERE ONE MAN CONTROLS THEM ALL. क्लेरिकुझिओ या अमेरिकेतील सर्वांत प्रबळ अशा माफिया पॅÂमिलीशी संबंधित क्रॉस हा तरुण असतो. अथेना अॉQक्वटेन या अतिशय सुंदर आणि नामवंत अभिनेत्रीवर त्याचं प्रेम जडतं. अथेनाचा नवरा बॉझ स्वॅÂनेट तिचा छळ करत असतो. क्रॉस त्याचा काटा काढतो. अथेनाच्या ऑटिस्टिक मुलीसह अथेनाचा स्वीकार करायचा आणि तिच्याबरोबर जीवन व्यतीत करायचं, अशी त्याची इच्छा असते. दरम्यान, क्रॉसच्या वडिलांची हत्या होते. ती क्लेरिकुझिओ पॅÂमिलीतील सदस्याने, दान्तेने केलेली असते. दान्तेला ठार मारण्याची योजना क्रॉस आखतो. त्याचवेळी दान्तेनेही क्रॉसच्या खुनाची योजना तयार केलेली असत

';A splendid piece of crime fiction . . . a fitting cap to a tremendous career . . . Through it all, Puzo keeps the heat on and keeps the reader enthralled with his characters and his story.'The Denver PostTo Don Raymonde Aprile's children, he was a loyal family member, their father's adopted ';nephew.' To the FBI he was a man who would rather ride his horses than do Mob business. No one knew why Aprile, the last great American don, had adopted Astorre Viola many years before in Sicily; no one suspected how he had carefully trained him . . . and how, while the don's children claimed respectable careers in America, Astorre Viola waited for his time to come.That time has arrived. The don is dead, his murder one bloody act in a drama of ambition and deceitfrom the deadly compromises made by an FBI agent to the greed of two crooked NYPD detectives and the frightening plans of a South American Mob kingpin. In a collision of enemies and lovers, betrayers and loyal soldiers, Astorre Viola will claim his destiny. Because after all these years, this moment is in his blood. . . .';In Omerta(the Sicilian code for silence), Puzo sements his reputation as a page-turning storyteller.'Detroit Free Press';More tasty twists than a plate of fusilli . . . Cunning entanglements with an FBI gangbuster, crooked cops and strong women sauce up this deft and passionate last novel by the Balzac of the Mafia.'Time

"We are a family. And the loyalty of the family must come before everything and everyone else. For if we honor that commitment, we will never be vanquished?but if we falter in that loyalty, we will all be condemned."The crowning achievement of a truly phenomenal career, Mario Puzo's final novel is a remarkable epic of greed, treachery, sin, and power beyond mortal imagination. It is a journey to a different time and place?when the Church held the ultimate authority and ambition was cloaked in robes of the richest velvet. But most of all, it is the spellbinding story of a father and his children, bonded by blood, devotion, and dark purpose, who would descend into hell to rise to challenge the heavens; a family whose name is forever emblazoned in the annals of infamy . . . Borgia!

From the barren farms of Italy to the cramped tenements of New York, Lucia Santa - wife, widow and mother of two families - steer them through the Depression and the early years of war as they adapt to life in a strange land. She cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values - nor the violence and bloodshed which surely follow...

AN ASTOUNDING STORY OF CORRUPTION AND BETRAYAL. Hardened by the brutality and desceration of three long years of war, Walter Mosca returns to America a changed man. Mosca now faces a different kind of war, one in which he must make a fateful decision - between love and ambition, passion and greed, life and death...

A G.I. seeks vengeance on the six Nazis who tortured him and left him for dead in this taut thriller from the author of The Godfather.

Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia's sense of honour for centuries. But this time silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers, even the silence of the courts.